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"sick" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often ill (3 letters).
Definitions
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Word origin
From Middle English sik, sike, seek, seke, seok, from Old English sēoc (“sick, ill”), from Proto-West Germanic *seuk, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (“to be troubled or grieved”).
Used in a sentence
“We have to care for the sick.”
“She was sick all day with the flu.”
“sick with a cold—sick with contagious diseases—sick with sciatica—sick with love—sick with worry”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not feeling well”4 letters
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